Christopher Columbus Monument

Historical marker location:

Paterson, New Jersey

( Marker is at the intersection of Cianci Street and Curtis Place, on the right when traveling north on Cianci Street.)

Marker installed: 1953

The first recorded instance of a submarine attack on a ship occurred off the coast of New Jersey during the American Civil War. On February 17, 1864, the Confederate submarine CSS Hunley attacked and sank the Union ship USS Housatonic near Charleston, South Carolina, while on its way from New Jersey.